Though most married couples are proud and appreciative of the wedding gifts they receive from family and friends but there are some gifts that makes you go Mmmm. Did you receive a gift that you wasn't pleased with? You wanted to give it back to the person but instead kept the gift and wondering what you are going to do with it. I posed this question because we received a wedding gift (picture frame) that was old and looked like it was sitting in someone's attic for quite sometime. The frame (that used to be gold) paint was chipping off and the box that it was placed in looked as if it was sitting in the sun for a while. I was in shock because I would have appreciated a card instead. What about you ladies that received a wedding gift that you didn't like.
2006-08-21 11:44:05 · 9 answers · asked by Shay 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I received a obvious re-gifted item.
It was one of those white lacy-frilly-puffy photo albums.
The sticky pages inside were yellowed. I investigated the item further and on the inside pocket of the photo album- I found a book of wedding matches-from someone else's wedding about 10 years prior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WAS MORTIFIED!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-21 11:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by treday25 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been married almost 28 years! We got this very grotesque painting on a wood plank of a little boy with long gold curls, dressed in navy shorts and jacket. the boy was in profile holding a bird perched on his outstretched finger. Because we couldn't figure out where the painting came from so we could exchange it for something we could use, we used it to stoke our fireplace. We also got a green frosted cordial set that became a white elephant gift at our annual family holiday get together.
2006-08-21 13:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I got married the first time I received a set of used steak knives that you could tell they had been used. The person who gave them to us was my husbands aunt who is very well off.
My husband just reminded me that when he and I got married we received a half bottle of rum. Apparently someone had already had a nip before the wedding then stuck it back in the gift bag.
2006-08-21 11:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by merrybears200 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We also received a gift that we didn't like as well. We received a faded clock. It was suppose to be silver (I guess). We chose to donate it to salvation army. My thing is if the guest/family or friend can't afford or choose not to purchase from the couple's registry save yourself time and embarrassment and buy a card.
2006-08-21 14:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by Who me? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bowl with fruit in it carved from monkey pods. Monkey pod decorative items were very popular (unless you got stuck with one) in the 70's. My best friend from childhood actually stuck us with this fibrous bowl with some round things that were supposed to be fruit for a wedding gift. It was hideous.
I kept it and sent her a thank you card.
2006-08-21 17:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had registered for gray and purple towels and someone got me one set of navy blue ones that I think came from the $0.99 store. I was not quite sure what inspired that, but they came in handy to bathe the cat later on.
2006-08-21 13:29:02 · answer #6 · answered by tallgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Girl..........Anything that I didn't like, didn't want, was old, etc., I donated to Goodwill for a tax write-off. One of the items, I sent to my husbands cousin when she got married. There was nothing wrong with the mixer that I sent her, it just didn't match my other appliances and I already had one.
2006-08-21 15:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by Summer Breeze 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband & I requested no gifts, it's like begging. Incidentally we are not wealthy. Please remember that maybe some folk cannot afford to buy gifts, don't be so selfish and ungrateful.
2006-08-21 19:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2006-08-21 17:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by Lean S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋